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Nizami Ganjavi
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Nizami Ganjavi, Nizami Ganje'i, Nizami, or Nezāmi, whose formal name was Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī, was a 12th-century poet. Nizami is considered the greatest romantic epic p
Nezami (detail) Addressing his Son Mohammad. Attributed to Behzad, Leyli and Majnun, 1482.
Nezami (detail) Addressing his Son Mohammad. Attributed to Behzad, Leyli and Majnun, 1482.
Nizami Ganjavi at shah's reception. Miniature. 1570. Museum of History of Azerbaijan
Nizami Ganjavi at shah's reception. Miniature. 1570. Museum of History of Azerbaijan
Khosrow Parviz discovers Shirin bathing in a pool. Nizami's poems in a Persian miniature, created in ca. 1550 in Shiraz, Persia. Collection of Freer G
Khosrow Parviz discovers Shirin bathing in a pool. Nizami's poems in a Persian miniature, created in ca. 1550 in Shiraz, Persia. Collection of Freer Gallery of Art
Atabeg of Azerbaijan Qizil Arslan welcomes Nizami
Atabeg of Azerbaijan Qizil Arslan welcomes Nizami
Layla and Majnun
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Layla and Majnun is an ancient Arab love story about the 7th-century poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his lover Layla al-Amiriyah. The story originates from Najd in present-day Saudi Arabia, with Qays an
Nizami Ganjavi
…again here at the center of three of four of Nizami's narrative poems. The adventure of the paired lovers, Layla and Majnun, is the subject of the second of his four romances, and derived from Arabic sources. In all these cases, Nizami reworked the material from his sources in a substantial way. The Khamsa was a popular…
A miniature of Nizami's narrative poem. Layla and Majnun meet for the last time before their deaths. Both have fainted and Majnun's elderly messenger
A miniature of Nizami's narrative poem. Layla and Majnun meet for the last time before their deaths. Both have fainted and Majnun's elderly messenger attempts to revive Layla while wild animals protect the couple from unwelcome intruders. Late 16th-century illustration.
A Mughal miniature of Amir Khusro's version; Walters Art Museum
A Mughal miniature of Amir Khusro's version; Walters Art Museum
Jabal Al-Toubad, the hill where the story of Qays and Layla is said to have been witnessed
Jabal Al-Toubad, the hill where the story of Qays and Layla is said to have been witnessed
Majnun in the wilderness
Majnun in the wilderness